This plugin sounds like the equivalent of an autopick, except there isn't any legal reason to use it.
Just because you can't envision a legal reason, must mean there isn't one, eh? Have you got a phone number or something I could call to get you to resolve all my other issues? Because you certainly seem to know wtf you're talking about.
Let's say you have stock in IBM, maybe not bought right out but as part of something like a 401k retirement fund. You're counting on that fund to build as large and fast as it possibly can for a comfortable old age. You receive a letter in the mail, as a shareholder, explaining that IBM needs your help making a decision.
Even though they've been acceptably profitable in recent quarters, IBM has determined that it's in their best business interest to cut 12,000+ jobs. They could want to do it for any number of reasons: newly discovered efficiency, poor localized market performance, wanting to exit a portion of the market, or simply because they *want to*. This move would contribute to the financial wealth and/or stability of IBM, therefore potentially increasing their stock value and by extension your fund.
Or, they can continue to employ those 12,000+ people... just because they can. Even though they've concluded that they're unneeded for whatever reason, you could tell IBM to keep it up at the expense of your retirement.
Quite simply, what do you honestly think most people are going to tell IBM to do?
How about this: IBM becomes extremely profitable, and discovers that they're able to stay that way without hiring new people. Should they hire new people anyway based on the idea that they can afford it? Of course not. So why should they keep people employed just to keep people employed?
How big of a fuck-stick do you feel the need to be?
You have any idea how shameful and lame it was for O'Gara to post information like that, true or not? And the best idea you can come up with is to repost it in a forum thread?
This is only very indirectly about "switch". There's nothing specific to Bonjour that will cause anyone to cross over to Mac, but it's a service that makes network interopperation between all machines potentially easier and better, and "all machines" includes Macs.
Besides: Microsoft invents some services and keeps it to themselves and theyr're called selfish a$$holes. Mac comes up with a new service, release it to new platforms, and you give them a different, but equal amount of flack. Go figure.
They're fully scalable so you can add performance as your needs expand. It can be used on site: in the office, the laboratory, on a boat, or even aloft in a plane.
How are any of these feature `revolutionary' or any sort of significant milestone? Maybe it is in the Linux world.. SELinux, please. Solaris has had.. Reiser 4!? C'mon! Solaris 10 will have.. Xen you say? Eh, not to burst your bubbles but Solaris 10 now features...
Isn't that the exact point? This is noteworthy because these are features of LINUX, which LINUX didn't have before. By your arguements there would be no reason to ever start a new OS project. "Oh shit, we're adding harddisk support. That's been done, so... we can stop here."
I'm glad you're a fan of Solaris. So am I to an extent. But if we could get the same capabilities under the development and openness model of Linux, then how cool would that be? Sun likes to try and talk a big game, but they're never going to open up Solaris as much as Linux is.
File Name: WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exe Downlo ad Size: 337230 KB Date Published: 3/30/2005 Version: SP1
Even without specifics, it blows me away that a service pack is almost 330MB. How can you explain something like that? If it's supposedly not insecure, and that much of an improvement over W2K Server, yet still requires fixes to the tune of half the size of the original install CD... then what am I suppsed to think?
Honestly. Can anyone give a legit reason why this is acceptable?
Just because someone gives you their name doesn't mean it's their real or correct name. Starbucks has started this stupid thing where they ask you your name when you order, then yell it to the barista with your drink order.
"I need an iced, venti latte, for James."
I don't want them knowing my name, much less having it blurted out and having the whole shop hear it. I'm not sure why they're doing it either. Maybe there was an issue with people picking up the wrong drink. Maybe they think it feels more personal. How much more impersonal can you get?
So some days I'm James, some days I'm Joe, and some days I'm "Jhon, and yes, it's spelled J-H-O-N."
..the company is waiting for a later point release, such as CSS2.1 or CSS3..
Here are some interesting things to consider:
The CSS2 recommendation has been out since May, 1998. That's almost 7 years ago.
The CSS2.1 recommendation has actually been out since February, 2004, more then one year ago.
So, if Microsoft is refusing to attempt proper support for a standard that's been around for close to 7 years, and is waiting for a standard that's already been floating around for a year, why should anyone expect them to support anything whenever it's actually released?
I know this isn't a big suprise, but it's further evidence that they could honestly care less about standards unless there's something they can get out of it. When CSS3 is eventually released, we probably won't get support for another 5 years!
MS wants to push ASP and.net. I can't belive nobody gets the hint. MS has their own standard, why embrace the competition?
Do you have any idea what ASP,.Net, or CSS are used for? I find it hard to believe if you did, you'd still be making the comparison between them. That's like saying you're going to replace all your CSS with C# and Mono.
One is a programming language, one is a platform definition, and one is a mechanism for adding style to web documents. You can't exactly surplant any of those with either of the other two.
Exactly how long have you been a "systems admin"? Would not only keep you from having yo reenter keys, but would more importantly make the job a lot less painful.
For the past four years I've been managing a couple of Windows 2K Server farms from a Linux workstation. The simple combination of rdesktop and a WM that has virtual desktops makes for a pretty kickass KVM-a-like with a full workstaton behind it.
So just yesterday I'm at Microsoft's site grabbing a copy of Sonar, a file replication monitoring tool, and it wants to immediately verify my copy of Windows. But I'm grabbing the file from my workstation because the machines it will be applied to don't have direct access to the internet. Luckily for now, I can choose to skip the verification step, but eventually I know I won't be able to.
I would imagine that my scenario is far from unique. It certainly isn't deceptive in any way, but I've got the feeling that it won't be an option for me in the near future.
What the fuck is up with (anti)fanboyism anyway? Do you get a check every week based on your amount of brand loyalty? Do you get kickbacks from Dell for infultrating and spreading the name? Discount airfare? A $1 off coupon for your chicken McNuggets? A cheap rate at Chuck-E-Cheese for your upcoming 13th birthday?
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This plugin sounds like the equivalent of an autopick, except there isn't any legal reason to use it.
Just because you can't envision a legal reason, must mean there isn't one, eh? Have you got a phone number or something I could call to get you to resolve all my other issues? Because you certainly seem to know wtf you're talking about.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. I will, and forever shall be, your friend.
Live long and prosper.
Let's say you have stock in IBM, maybe not bought right out but as part of something like a 401k retirement fund. You're counting on that fund to build as large and fast as it possibly can for a comfortable old age. You receive a letter in the mail, as a shareholder, explaining that IBM needs your help making a decision.
Even though they've been acceptably profitable in recent quarters, IBM has determined that it's in their best business interest to cut 12,000+ jobs. They could want to do it for any number of reasons: newly discovered efficiency, poor localized market performance, wanting to exit a portion of the market, or simply because they *want to*. This move would contribute to the financial wealth and/or stability of IBM, therefore potentially increasing their stock value and by extension your fund.
Or, they can continue to employ those 12,000+ people... just because they can. Even though they've concluded that they're unneeded for whatever reason, you could tell IBM to keep it up at the expense of your retirement.
Quite simply, what do you honestly think most people are going to tell IBM to do?
How about this: IBM becomes extremely profitable, and discovers that they're able to stay that way without hiring new people. Should they hire new people anyway based on the idea that they can afford it? Of course not. So why should they keep people employed just to keep people employed?
Wha.. ? Are you even reading the same story as everyone else?
How big of a fuck-stick do you feel the need to be?
You have any idea how shameful and lame it was for O'Gara to post information like that, true or not? And the best idea you can come up with is to repost it in a forum thread?
That may be the first time I've seen Lily Tomlin quoted in a sig.
Are you sure about that?
This is only very indirectly about "switch". There's nothing specific to Bonjour that will cause anyone to cross over to Mac, but it's a service that makes network interopperation between all machines potentially easier and better, and "all machines" includes Macs.
Besides: Microsoft invents some services and keeps it to themselves and theyr're called selfish a$$holes. Mac comes up with a new service, release it to new platforms, and you give them a different, but equal amount of flack. Go figure.
From the site itself:
They're fully scalable so you can add performance as your needs expand. It can be used on site: in the office, the laboratory, on a boat, or even aloft in a plane.
Ain't that sumpin.
Whoa there. First you're frank, and then you're frankly honest?! We just met, and personally, I can't get behind that.
How are any of these feature `revolutionary' or any sort of significant milestone? Maybe it is in the Linux world..
SELinux, please. Solaris has had..
Reiser 4!? C'mon! Solaris 10 will have..
Xen you say? Eh, not to burst your bubbles but Solaris 10 now features...
Isn't that the exact point? This is noteworthy because these are features of LINUX, which LINUX didn't have before. By your arguements there would be no reason to ever start a new OS project. "Oh shit, we're adding harddisk support. That's been done, so... we can stop here."
I'm glad you're a fan of Solaris. So am I to an extent. But if we could get the same capabilities under the development and openness model of Linux, then how cool would that be? Sun likes to try and talk a big game, but they're never going to open up Solaris as much as Linux is.
I'd give you a bucket of mod point if I could.
As far as '100 tons being to light', don't forget that it's the future.. and, in theory, stronger materials will weigh less.
Are you saying that if there was a material that was super densely strong, it could still crush you... even though it weighed less?
Since we're talking about the act of crushing, aren't we interested in the actual weight of the material and not it's strength?
File Name: WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exeo ad Size: 337230 KB
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Date Published: 3/30/2005
Version: SP1
Even without specifics, it blows me away that a service pack is almost 330MB. How can you explain something like that? If it's supposedly not insecure, and that much of an improvement over W2K Server, yet still requires fixes to the tune of half the size of the original install CD... then what am I suppsed to think?
Honestly. Can anyone give a legit reason why this is acceptable?
From TFA:
100% provided their names upon request
Just because someone gives you their name doesn't mean it's their real or correct name. Starbucks has started this stupid thing where they ask you your name when you order, then yell it to the barista with your drink order.
"I need an iced, venti latte, for James."
I don't want them knowing my name, much less having it blurted out and having the whole shop hear it. I'm not sure why they're doing it either. Maybe there was an issue with people picking up the wrong drink. Maybe they think it feels more personal. How much more impersonal can you get?
So some days I'm James, some days I'm Joe, and some days I'm "Jhon, and yes, it's spelled J-H-O-N."
They get a name, but they don't get my name.
Here are some interesting things to consider:
So, if Microsoft is refusing to attempt proper support for a standard that's been around for close to 7 years, and is waiting for a standard that's already been floating around for a year, why should anyone expect them to support anything whenever it's actually released?
I know this isn't a big suprise, but it's further evidence that they could honestly care less about standards unless there's something they can get out of it. When CSS3 is eventually released, we probably won't get support for another 5 years!
MS wants to push ASP and .net. I can't belive nobody gets the hint. MS has their own standard, why embrace the competition?
.Net, or CSS are used for? I find it hard to believe if you did, you'd still be making the comparison between them. That's like saying you're going to replace all your CSS with C# and Mono.
Do you have any idea what ASP,
One is a programming language, one is a platform definition, and one is a mechanism for adding style to web documents. You can't exactly surplant any of those with either of the other two.
Linux can run on anything from a Zaurus or a TiVo all the way up to an IBM mainframe, and well. I'd have to call that pretty scalable.
Multiplatform is being able to run on one of many platforms.
Scalable is being able to run on many of one platform. Usually in unison.
Sorry, but this story is bullshit.
All spelled out here.
Exactly how long have you been a "systems admin"? Would not only keep you from having yo reenter keys, but would more importantly make the job a lot less painful.
..your sig was the funniest thing I've read in a LONG time.
Yes, and totally unoriginal at that. Seriously, that joke has been around since 1983.
For the past four years I've been managing a couple of Windows 2K Server farms from a Linux workstation. The simple combination of rdesktop and a WM that has virtual desktops makes for a pretty kickass KVM-a-like with a full workstaton behind it.
So just yesterday I'm at Microsoft's site grabbing a copy of Sonar, a file replication monitoring tool, and it wants to immediately verify my copy of Windows. But I'm grabbing the file from my workstation because the machines it will be applied to don't have direct access to the internet. Luckily for now, I can choose to skip the verification step, but eventually I know I won't be able to.
I would imagine that my scenario is far from unique. It certainly isn't deceptive in any way, but I've got the feeling that it won't be an option for me in the near future.
What the fuck is up with (anti)fanboyism anyway? Do you get a check every week based on your amount of brand loyalty? Do you get kickbacks from Dell for infultrating and spreading the name? Discount airfare? A $1 off coupon for your chicken McNuggets? A cheap rate at Chuck-E-Cheese for your upcoming 13th birthday?
Seriously.
Also, never mind any of these details.
(Yes, there're more then two paragraphs in that link, but you can take some asprin later and feel better.)
"Change the paint color to heat the car in Winter, cool it in Summer."
Not quite the same, but it's been around since 1984
You've been waiting all day to toot your own horn about that shit, haven't you?